More Niagra Falls Pictures

Is that your final answer?

No. I would like to change it to ...

Two

and a half

with an assortment of branches

We are really blessed there is no damage. The heavy portion of the tree missed the garage because it snapped higher up on the trunk. Any lower and we would have had damage. I am glad tree number two fell into our yard and not across the road and on the neighbor's trailer. At least the third tree split on that side away from the house. We did lose a patio chair. The leg was broken when it was thrown off the porch. At least we will have plenty of firewood. Clint might not think that a good thing when he has to cut it in the heavy humidity we have been having.

Thunderstorm

Thunderstorms are fairly common here in the midwest. A really good one sends us scurrying to the basement pretty quick. We had another one last night. The wind is what woke me up. My first thought and question was how many trees would go down. Then I heard the older two girls whose room is upstairs haul their pillows and blankets downstairs once the thunder and lightning started.

When checking the news this morning, I found we were on the outskirts of the storm that moved through central Illinois. Some areas received penny-sized hail, 60 mph winds and lost power. We just had this to deal with ...

The answer is one, by the way.